Dear Mr. HandyPerson, I own a home that was built in 1949. My wife has always wanted to use the toilet-cleaning tablets that you put in the tank. I have discouraged it, because our drain plumbing is cast iron. Would the chlorine in the tablets harm the pipes? ...more

November 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Some deals aren't worth the paper they're printed on, but the District School Board of Pasco County and the county's Utilities Department have teamed up on a project in which everyone should come out ahead. ...more

July 16, 2008

SEBRING — The U.S. House of Representatives was expected to approve on Wednesday $406,767 to build a new Highlands County Veterans Service Office, said Congressman Tim Mahoney. The funding was included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill, which passed the Senate Tuesday night. "It's great," said Harry Marsh, president of the Highlands County Veterans Council, a committee which reports to the Highlands County commissioners. "We've been expecting this. It's been an ongoing process." When he was elected a year ago, Mahoney committed to help get the money, and he delivered on the promise, Marsh said. Marsh believes the building will cost about $100,000 more than Congress appropriated, but the county commissioners are expected to provide the rest. ...more

December 20, 2007

Protected by white jumpsuits and gloves, researchers still couldn't avoid the odor. They wrinkled their noses Tuesday in the name of science. ...more

September 19, 2007

Dunedin officials hope this city will soon be known as one of the few in Florida certified as a Green City. To that end, the city recently hired Valerie Lane away from Pinellas County, where she served in the Solid Waste Department's educational outreach unit. She will now hold the title of sustainability coordinator for the city. ...more

September 8, 2007